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Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Taking root in the silicon forest: The role of high -technology firms as surrogate universities in Portland, Oregon, Heike Mayer
Sharp’s Custom LCD Process: A Risk Analysis, Dale Ming, Ferry Silva, and Javier Ulas
Team Self-Evaluation Report, Fahim Mirani, Naveen Mundanda, Saad A. Siddiqui, and Sudha Krishna
Trust, Communication And Individual Behavior: Building Blocks For The Virtually Distributed Teams, Fahim Mirani, Naveen Mundanda, Saad A. Siddiqui, Senthil Natarajan, and Sudha Krishna
e-Health Care, Senthil Natarajan
Optimization of Software Inspection Processes, Umanath Nayak, Gary Ficek, Kevin S. Goodrich, and Seda Kose
Business Plan Template (BPT) Project, Dean D. Nguyen, Cheng-Yuu Chen, John T. Dang, Tolga Yakar, and Onur Kaplan
Decision Model for Selection of a Master’s Program in Computer Science in US University, Gabriella Nolivas, Pei Wang, Alexei Ivanov, Surachet Panomtham, and Terry Thainugul
The Development of Language Choice in a German Immersion School, Miranda Kussmaul Novash
Peter Stott Center Men’s Locker Room Simulation, Surachet Panomtham and Dulyapun Buranawit
Planning at the Roots: Low-income and Communities of Color in Portland, Oregon, Allison Parzych, Jennifer F. Porter, Shayna Rehberg, Sarah Ruether, and Gwen Sheinfeld
Selecting A Retirement Plan for A Small Business, Vu Phan, Vinh Tran, and Hung Nguyen
Selecting A Retirement Plan for A Small Business: PowerPoint Presentation, Vu Phan, Vinh Tran, and Hung Nguyen
Nestle Corporation: Economic Analysis of Nescafe Red Cup Packaging Lines, Proadpran Pringsulaka, Quinn Collett, Surachet Panomtham, Teerawee Thainugul, and Tobiah Halter
Improving Customer Satisfaction in Portland State University (PSU) Dormitory: West Hall Dorm Case Study, Srisak Punayangkool, Kittinan Boonserm, Teerawee Thainugul, Abitzen Xavier, and Turki Alsudiri
Strategic and Policy Issues in Airline Industry, Smud Robbanjerd, Nizar Almani, Kevin, and Tick
Application of Geographic Information System to Dam Safety Management, Vincent Roy
Industrial and International Collaboration Analysis in Engineering & Technology Management Programs Using Logistic Regression, Halime I. Sarihan and Mehmet Vurkaç
3M – STRATEGY AND POLICY ISSUES, Sudha Seda
Women Adrift, Sporting Girls and the Unfortunate Poor: A Gendered History of Homelessness in Portland 1900-1929, Leanne Claire Serbulo
Waiting in Line at the Post Office, Jirawadee Srithammawoot
India – Strategic Software Powerhouse and Effects of Outsourcing, Rohit Srivastava, Amy Lee, John Dang, and Daniel Campean
Project Process Improvements in FTAC Workgroup, David Stankovic
Not For the Faint of Heart: The Social Construction of Oregon Charter Schools, Anthony Dean Valley
Human interaction and technology for communication in distributed team, N. Viriyarojanakul